by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Apr 20, 2009 | Construction, Looks Like Beirut
Did you know that Portland (Oregon, USA, I assume) used to be called “Little Beirut”? George Bush Sr.’s staff called Portland “Little Beirut” in the early 1990s. Now some say Portland is on the way to becoming “Little Dubai”...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Mar 14, 2009 | Construction
Zawya takes a look at Noor International’s Cedar Island, focusing on the environmental hurdles that the company is facing, and will face. Interestingly, cracks are showing in Noor’s original press release. Originally, the company reported that government...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Feb 15, 2009 | Construction
The Middle East Economic Digest (MEED) magazine has reported that a number of companies have submitted their intention to handle the dredging work for the Lebanon Cedar Island project off the Lebanese coast: Beirut-based developer Noor Holding has prequalified up to...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jan 26, 2009 | Construction
Just when I thought we couldn’t have enough of the Palm Jumeriah, Palm Jebel Ali, and Palm Deira, here comes the Cedar Island! This is clearly a “if-Dubai-can-have-it-why-cant-we” situation. I, for one, completely oppose such a hideous development....
